In week 49 of 1984, When the Rain Begins to Fall by Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora was at number 1, by then eight weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner, straight in at 37, one of the three new entries that week. The biggest climber was Too Late For Goodbyes by Julian Lennon, from 28 to 17.
- 1When the Rain Begins to Fall1unchanged1peak8weeks
- 2Purple Rain2unchanged1peak10weeks
- 3The Wild Boys43last week 43peak6weeks
- 4Freedom34last week 32peak9weeks
- 5The Belle of St. Mark5unchanged5peak7weeks
- 6Lost in Music6unchanged6peak7weeks
- 7The Wanderer87last week 87peak4weeks
- 8The Medicine Song98last week 98peak5weeks
- 9Private Dancer79last week 74peak8weeks
- 10Like a Virgin1910last week 1910peak3weeks
- 11We Belong1711last week 1711peak4weeks
- 12Penny Lover1112last week 1111peak7weeks
- 13Ik Verscheurde Je Foto2213last week 2213peak4weeks
- 14Irgendwie Irgendwo Irgendwann1014last week 1010peak7weeks
- 15I Can Dream About You1215last week 1212peak7weeks
- 16In The Evening2016last week 2016peak4weeks
- 17Too Late For Goodbyes2817last week 2817peak3weeks
- 18Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)2318last week 2318peak5weeks
- 19Together In Electric Dreams1519last week 1515peak6weeks
- 20Forever Young1820last week 1818peak5weeks
- 21I Feel for You1621last week 167peak11weeks
- 22I Just Called To Say I Love You1322last week 131peak16weeks
- 23The War Song1423last week 145peak10weeks
- 24Give The Girl a Break2524last week 2524peak4weeks
- 25Het Kleine Café Aan De Haven2125last week 2121peak5weeks
- 26I Should Have Known Better3726last week 3726peak2weeks
- 27Skin Deep3227last week 3227peak3weeks
- 28Somebody3428last week 3428peak2weeks
- 29The Riddle3529last week 3529peak2weeks
- 30Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)2430last week 2415peak9weeks
- 31The Power Of Love3931last week 3931peak2weeks
- 32Gisteren Heeft Zij Me Verlaten4032last week 4032peak2weeks
- 33Something Heavy Going Down3633last week 3633peak2weeks
- 34Swept Away2934last week 2929peak4weeks
- 35Out of Touch3335last week 3333peak3weeks
- 36Love's Great Adventure3036last week 3030peak4weeks
- 37NewI Want to Know What Love Is37peak1week
- 38Everybody Join Hands38unchanged38peak2weeks
- 39NewHad A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy)39peak1week
- 40NewPeople from Ibiza40peak1week
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 49 of 1984?
When the Rain Begins to Fall by Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora, on the chart for eight weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Three records: I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner at 37, Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy) by Roger Hodgson at 39, People from Ibiza by Sandy Marton at 40.
What was the biggest climber?
Too Late For Goodbyes by Julian Lennon, from 28 to 17 (11 places).
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